diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_component.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_component.ts
index e93cbddc8b..7f827a6f82 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_component.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_component.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ export class ScalarCardComponent<Downloader> {
   @ViewChild(LineChartComponent)
   lineChart?: LineChartComponent;
   sortingInfo: SortingInfo = {
-    header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN, //This is no longer used but the type needs it or it will break sync. TODO(jameshollyer): remove this once internal code all uses name.
     name: 'run',
     order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
   };
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/data_table_component.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/data_table_component.ts
index b3f0da3ad0..f9a2e6b21e 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/data_table_component.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/data_table_component.ts
@@ -118,14 +118,12 @@ export class DataTableComponent implements OnDestroy {
       this.sortingInfo.order === SortingOrder.ASCENDING
     ) {
       this.sortDataBy.emit({
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN, //This is no longer used but the sortingInfo interface needs it or it will break sync. TODO(jameshollyer): remove this once internal code all uses name.
         name,
         order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
       });
       return;
     }
     this.sortDataBy.emit({
-      header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN, //This is no longer used but the sortingInfo interface needs it or it will break sync. TODO(jameshollyer): remove this once internal code all uses name.
       name,
       order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
     });
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/data_table_test.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/data_table_test.ts
index 2d7ea22e1b..354e208efd 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/data_table_test.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/data_table_test.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ describe('data table', () => {
     fixture.componentInstance.headers = input.headers || [];
     fixture.componentInstance.data = input.data || [];
     fixture.componentInstance.sortingInfo = input.sortingInfo || {
-      header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN,
       name: 'run',
       order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
     };
@@ -416,7 +415,6 @@ describe('data table', () => {
 
     headerElements[3].triggerEventHandler('click', {});
     expect(sortDataBySpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith({
-      header: jasmine.any(String), // This attribute is no longer used but temporarily left here to no break internal syncs
       name: 'step',
       order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
     });
@@ -451,7 +449,6 @@ describe('data table', () => {
         },
       ],
       sortingInfo: {
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.STEP,
         name: 'step',
         order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
       },
@@ -463,7 +460,6 @@ describe('data table', () => {
 
     headerElements[3].triggerEventHandler('click', {});
     expect(sortDataBySpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith({
-      header: jasmine.any(String), // This attribute is no longer used but temporarily left here to no break internal syncs
       name: 'step',
       order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
     });
@@ -492,7 +488,6 @@ describe('data table', () => {
         },
       ],
       sortingInfo: {
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.VALUE,
         name: 'value',
         order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
       },
@@ -557,7 +552,6 @@ describe('data table', () => {
         },
       ],
       sortingInfo: {
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.STEP,
         name: 'step',
         order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
       },
@@ -622,7 +616,6 @@ describe('data table', () => {
         },
       ],
       sortingInfo: {
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.STEP,
         name: 'step',
         order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
       },
@@ -692,7 +685,6 @@ describe('data table', () => {
         },
       ],
       sortingInfo: {
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.STEP,
         name: 'step',
         order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
       },
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/types.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/types.ts
index 5a35f6338a..f9c8884094 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/types.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/types.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ export interface SortingInfo {
   // Currently in the process of moving from header to name.
   // Header is no longer used but is required as to not break sync
   // TODO(jameshollyer): Remove header once all internal code is switched
-  // to using name and make name required.
-  header: ColumnHeaderType;
-  name?: string;
+  // to using name.
+  header?: ColumnHeaderType;
+  name: string;
   order: SortingOrder;
 }